Adventures of a Monastic Missionary
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [9] |
Subjects: | Observation, Instruments, Ornithology, Animal Behaviour |
Depicts the adventures of a missionary who is directed by his bishop to the 'plains of Timbuctoo'. His recitation of 'his nones' attracts the attention of a savage cassowary which is subsequently attacked by vultures (80). | |
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